The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for the benefit of users who were not members of an institution such as a cathedral or college was the Francis Trigge Chained Library in Grantham, Lincolnshire,established in 1598.
The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for the benefit ofusers who were not members of an institution such as a cathedral or college was the Francis Trigge Chained Library in Grantham, Lincolnshire,established in 1598.